Uzbek media writes about IX Global Baku Forum

"IX Global Baku Forum on "Challenges to the Global World Order” discussed international relations and security issues," wrote a correspondent of the Uzbek website Bugun.uz, who took part in the forum held in Baku on June 16-18, Report informs.

According to the article, about 300 people attended the Baku Forum in face-to-face and online format, including WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Vinton Gray Cerf, known as the "father of the Internet", as well as representatives of the UN, the World Bank, and high-ranking officials from more than 50 countries: “President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev made an opening speech at the forum.”

A panel meeting on "The search for peace, stability and development in the Middle East and throughout the Arab and Muslim World" was held as part of the forum. Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, spoke about the processes taking place in the Middle East and regional problems. Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak shared his views on resolving the Palestinian problem and called for dialogue between Israel and Palestine. At the same time, he stressed that Iran remains a major threat to Israel. Former Turkish Foreign Minister Yasar Yakis said that the Palestinian problem still remains unsolved.

The article says that the forum participants visited the Karabakh economic region - Fizuli and Shusha - on June 19. The visit to Shusha was aimed at getting acquainted with the reconstruction and development of the Karabakh and East Zangazur economic regions, as well as the demining process: “Addressing the forum participants, Aydin Karimov, the Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in Shusha, said that there were more than 2,000 historical monuments in the city and most of them had been destroyed during the Armenian occupation. Emin Huseynov, the Special Representative of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan in the liberated territories of the Karabakh economic region (excluding the Shusha district), said that demining of the liberated territories continues, however, the process is very complex since these areas have been heavily polluted by mines planted by the Armenian armed forces during the occupation."

"The Special Representative of the President of Azerbaijan in the Zangilan district Vahid Hajiyev informed about the construction of the airport. The construction of the airport in this region is expected to be completed in September 2022," the article said.